The placenta is the chief regulator of nutrient supply to the growing embryo during gestation.
As such, adequate placental function is instrumental for developmental progression …

Placental growth factor (PlGF) is an increasingly important molecule in the prediction,
diagnosis and treatment of pre-eclampsia. It has pro-angiogenic effects on the feto-placental …

Five vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) ligands (VEGF-A,-B,–C,-D, and
placental growth factor [PlGF]) constitute the VEGF family. VEGF-A binds VEGF receptors 1 …

During pregnancy, the mother's immune system has to tolerate the persistence of paternal
alloantigens without affecting the anti-infectious immune response. Consequently, several …

The placenta is particularly susceptible to inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to
placental vascular dysfunction and placental insufficiency, which is associated with fetal …

Helper T cells actively communicate with adjacent cells by secreting soluble mediators, yet
crosstalk between helper T cells and endothelial cells remains poorly understood. Here we …

Placental growth factor (PlGF) is an angiogenic factor which belongs to vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF) family. In addition to the angiogenic function of PlGF, in some …

Because of variable inconvenient living conditions in some places around the world, it is
difficult to collect reliable physiological data for ostriches. Therefore, this study aims to …

Environmental hypoxia challenges female reproductive physiology in placental mammals,
increasing rates of gestational complications. Adaptation to high elevation has limited many …

Context: The thyroid has a high vascular density and this vascularity may be influenced by
pregnancy-specific angiogenic factors. Proangiogenic placental growth factor (PlGF) and …